I talked to two ob-gyns and two mental health experts to find out what happens to menstruating people’s bodies and minds ...

(The follicular phase is essentially the “push” period.) During the luteal phase, as serotonin levels drop and progesterone levels rise, experts once again would likely recommend pulling back ...

The menstrual cycle has four phases: menstrual, follicular, ovulation, and luteal. The main purpose of the menstrual cycle is to produce an egg for potential fertilization by sperm. Stress ...

First, there’s the menstrual phase and the follicular phase (these two actually overlap), then the ovulatory phase, and finally the luteal phase. Everyone experiences these phases in their own ...

A progesterone level of 1.75 ng/mL was used to define the occurrence of ovulation and cutoff between the follicular and luteal phases. Among the 31 samples, the average concentration of C-reactive ...

She reminds us that our cycles can be divided into two phases, the follicular and the luteal, with each marked by its own important event – menstruation at the beginning of the follicular phase and ...

The follicular phase is characterized by peak estrogen levels, while the luteal phase is when progesterone levels are at their highest. Weight lifting did promote the growth of new muscle ...